Parameter (computer science)

in computer programming, special kind of variable that holds data that was passed as an argument to a subroutine

In computer science, parameters are stored names of information that we want to use for a subroutine.[1] These pieces of information, called values, are then passed on to the subroutine to be used as arguments.[1] Then these arguments can affect how the program will run.[2]

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 "Sequence - Programming constructs - OCR - GCSE Computer Science Revision - OCR".
  2. "What is parameter? - Definition from WhatIs.com". WhatIs.com.